Archives: October 2010

The worst pizza in history?

What happens when McDonald’s, Wendy’s, A&W, Taco Bell and KFC meet in a single cuisine? Nothing good. Welcome to the “worst pizza ever,” which clocks in at 5,210 calories and 286 grams of fat. It’s hard to believe that these two men were not harmed in the making of this film. Categories: Dining, Food & Drink

Bill Self impersonates Vanilla Ice, says ‘word to your mother’ (video)

%{}% Bill Self: Vanilla Ice impersonator. ​ “Yo, Allen Fieldhouse,” Bill Self, pretending to be Vanilla Ice and wearing a crooked backward hat, gold chain and gold jumpsuit, asked the crowd at Late Night In The Phog. “What’s up tonight?” The Kansas Jayhawks basketball coach launched into a monologue about how great one-hit wonders could be since, you know, he’s…

The Pitch Presents: October in Photos (NSFW)

Old ass titties, amazing concerts and First Fridays awesomeness. Missed it the first go round? We’ve rounded up the best photos from this month in this slideshow.

Kid Cudi at the Midland

The 25-year-old rapper, Kanye West protege, and fan puncher killed it at the Midland last night.

Eldier Molina and Juan Lopez get life sentences for murdering Gerson and Jose Diaz-Turcios

%{}% Eldier Molina has 75 years to think about killing the Diaz-Turcios brothers. ​ Juan Lopez and “Puppet” Eldier Molina won’t be going anywhere for a long time. For murdering brothers Gerson and Jose Diaz-Turcios last November, Lopez and Molina received life sentences without the possibility of parole for 75 years. Gerson and Jose Diaz-Turcios were found inside a vehicle…

It’s time to institute a fullness scale on menus

I’ve heard a lot of meals described as gut-busting, but thankfully I’ve never witnessed (or experienced) an actual busted gut. That said, after splitting a pair of appetizers and entrees with a dinner companion at R Bar on Saturday night, I think we need to figure out a fullness scale. Categories: Dining, Food & Drink Tags: R Bar

Drakkar Sauna 7″ single out today on Jack White’s Third Man Records

​Hot damn, it seems nary a fortnight passes without a mention of Jack White’s Nashville-based label Third Man Records here on the ol’ Wayward Blog.  This time, though, there’s a local curve to things: Third Man is releasing a two-song, 7″ single from Lawrence old-school folk-country outfit Drakkar Sauna. And it’s out today!  Categories: Music Tags: Drakkar Sauna, jack white,…

Chris Biggs banks on mustache gimmick to beat Kris Kobach

If you thought Kansas Secretary of State Chris Biggs’ latest political maneuver of stamping a comically lovely photo of himself on the end of a voter education ad smacked of desperation, just wait. It gets sadder. Biggs, a Democrat, is lagging behind anti-immigration superhero Kris Kobach in polls, and he’s announced his new strategy for knocking off his opponent and…

The Walkmen at the Bottleneck tonight

It seems like the Walkmen are strolling all over Kansas City now-a-days. (Har, har.) First, they played at Standard Social’s fashion show on top of a parking garage in the Plaza; now, two weeks later, they’re back at Lawrence’s Bottleneck to rock out proper. The New York band is on tour supporting its latest album, Lisbon. It’s a reverb-ridden hunk…

Sam Brownback joins Kris Kobach in vowing to fight non-existent voter fraud

Sam Brownback (R-Kobach’s Fantasyland) ​ For months, illegal immigration crusader and Secretary of State candidate Kris Kobach has been vowing to spend Kansas’s money on a system to stop illegal immigrants from voting, despite the fact that there exists no evidence of illegal immigrants affecting the outcome of elections here or anywhere else. Until now, we could hope that common-sense…

Kansas’ fertile soil becoming a hot bed for Marijuana-grow operations

%{}% Attentive gardeners like Kansas’ soil. ​ I’ve been reading a lot of stories of Kansas authorities busting up marijuana-growing operations, and guess what? Yep, weed farming is becoming quite popular in Kansas — even though it’s still illegal. “We’re seeing it all over the U.S., but operations are moving to areas in the Midwest, where they think we don’t…

Prince is hitting the road with Janelle Monae

​Prince, the Great Purple One, is hitting the road with our local girl Janelle Monae. (She’s from Quindaro originally. Insider tip: Look for a more in-depth story about Monae in this week’s Pitch.) He’s also bringing along Mint Condition. This is what he said about the upcoming tour at the Apollo Ballroom in New York yesterday: “If you’ve been to one…

Hard-to-find ethnic food coming this weekend

An array of international sweets ​ For the past 31 years, the parishioners at Overland Park’s Holy Trinity Orthodox Church have hosted an ethnic-food sale. And for much of those three three decades, the orthodox Christian church (which was located in the striking onion-domed building in Kansas City, Kansas, until the late 1990s) focused on the Russian fare of its…

2-year-old girl banned from day care due to bed bugs in Lawrence

%{}% This little guy will is causing problems in Lawrence. ​ Bed bugs are causing serious problems for a 20-year-old single mother in Lawrence. The Lawrence Journal-World gives us the story of Renee Mellenbruch, who just can’t seem to get rid of the bloodsuckers with knife-like penises. The other problem for Mellenbruch: The buggers have gotten her 2-year-old daughter banned…